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Originally posted by the_stillness
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Originally posted by bananarama
I suppose you could say the value of the Royal family is somewhst abstract.. The history of Royality and their properties and all the pomp does help yield tourism.
I don't know if the books balance or not. What Royalty cost versus what tourism they help create.
The Royal family only have theoretical control over us. It' is our Governments that mess this country up not Royalty.
Having said that I agree the Royal family may well be well past it's sell by date and perhaps should be phased out.......
I certainly don't want the likes of Charles/Camilla ever becoming King and Queen.....The present queen should be the last.
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The Royal family have been taking the p*ss for too long IMO. The value of the Royal family financialwise is enormous and the proof of that is overwealming. Every year they get a fantastic wage packet for just visiting various places and countries and the Queen says a useless speech at Xmas which I get the real pleasure of trying to miss. But I do get to know of it's content from a friend who is devoted to these **** That is her choice naturally - whatever, whatever, whatever!!!
They do bring in tourism and this debate was started by me, as it is my opinion that these people are just not worth it all - like I said [My opinion], which many share, I am sure. If they bring in tourists? then sooooooo be it. Let them stay and take our tax-payers money and let them live the life riley, okay!!!!!!! I think that it's not just the Royal family that brings in the tourists. It is all those other things in London, like established buildings and the like. There is loads there and if the Royals get knocked down a peg or two, then soooooooooo what? I don't care!!!
The Queen does have a say in the way the country is run. She does leave things to the lovely Labour party - fronted by Gordon Brown, [who we just about stand] But if she does find something bad in Government and a political decision, she does have a say in things and can sway Gordon's decision - more than anyone else - not connected to the Government, politicians and the rest of that **** - I also agree that the Government mess up the country!! Giving the Royals all that money and power doesn't help either. I should rephrase that and say - [Continuing - giving the Royals power] They don't fight in battles anymore, ha!
I think also that phasing them out would be a good thing. Charles wants to be King - but he wants to be called William?? I think?? he has a few names. Naturally due to superstition over the beheading of one of the past Charles's? Oh dear, he's worried over a name?? I think he should be more worried about NOT being King and Camilla - [duchess of cornwall] won't be a Queen either - What a load of **** I know that Prince William is more to be likely of becoming King than his dad is. But if the Queen abdicates or dies or gets too ill, I am sure that Prince Charles will jump in
The present Queen is just a face we have got used to. The only thing I like about the Queen is her face on English Bank Notes. If the horrid Euro comes our way - Postage stamps next and if we are lucky - the end
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I guess you wouldn't like to be related to them then!!!
